Factor Red is concentrated powder used to enhance the plumage colour of Red Factor Canaries, Red Siskins, Flamingoes and other species of birds that require dietary canthaxanthin to maintain feather colour.
Key Features
- Contains a minimum 10% Canthaxanthin in concentrated powder form.
- More cost-effective than pre-diluted liquid preparations.
- Can be added to drinking water, in soft food or pelleted diets.
Active Ingredient
Pack Sizes
25g, 50g, 100g & 1kg packs.
Directions
Dissolve in water to make a stock solution, which is then further diluted with drinking water or mixed with soft food.
To Make Stock Solution
For 1 Litre of Stock Solution: Add 25g Factor Red powder to 1 litre of boiling water.
Add half the water (500ml) to the power first and mix until dissolved. Then add the remaining 500ml of boiling water and mix thoroughly.
Store
stock solution in the refrigerator.
For Use in Drinking Water
Supply before and during moult periods. Dilute 50ml of
stock solution with 950ml boiling water to make 1 litre of drinking water. Allow to cool, before offering to birds. Make fresh daily.
For Use in Soft Food
Feed throughout the year. Add to soft foods such as
Passwell Egg & Biscuit and
Passwell Finch Soft Food. Thoroughly mix 5ml (1 teaspoon) of
stock solution per 100g of soft food offered. Prepare fresh daily.
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